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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Monday hosted Nigerian pop star, Dbanj and his team at the state house where he declared that the State Government will work with the Kokomaster to create opportunities for young musicians in the state.   Dbanj who was accompanied on the visit by Port Harcourt Based music Star, Duncan Mighty said that the State Government is working with different international musicians and producers to resolve the challenge of opportunities….

A female commissioner for Ministry for Environment in Bauchi State, Rifkatu Samson Dannah has resigned her appointment. This is coming at a time when Governor Abubakar had directed that appointees planning to contest in the 2019 election should resign and leave office. Dannah took the final decision after picking the All Progressive Congress’ nomination form to contest for State Assembly for Bogoro constituency. She said, her decision to contest was informed by the clarion call…

Popular Nigerian gospel singer, songwriter and senior worship leader, Osinachi Joseph, popularly known as Sinach, will on September 20 headline the second edition of Women in Worship. The ‘I know who I am’ hitmaker will together with renowned Ghanaian gospel singers Ohemaa Mercy, Ceccy Twum, Tagoe Sisters, Minister Kekeli, Jackie Mpare and Amy Newman bring the venue alive with a heavenly experience of worship. The Perez Dome, in Dzorwulu, Accra will be the citadel of…

Governor Ibrahim Gaidam on Monday, signed the Yobe State Penal Code 2018 amendment bill into law. The law stipulates life imprisonment and 25 years jail term for rape of minors and adults respectively. Signing the law at the Government House in Damaturu, the Governor said that government took a proactive action in view of the rampant cases of rape, kidnapping and unnatural offences being reported across the country. “Whoever commits rape, where the victim is…

Bakers in Nigeria have decried the high cost of baking ingredients across the country and this according to the group, may push bread prices up. The Premium Bread Makers Association of Nigeria gave this warning on Monday at a press briefing in Lagos, The Punch reports “The challenges we face as a result of incessant increase in the prices of baking ingredients have rendered most premium bakeries comatose making us to operate at a loss,” the…

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American singer Kelly Rowland, who had a front row seat to Nicki Minaj and Cardi B’s brawl has weighed in on the issue. Speaking with E! News, Kelly said: “I think in a time where Serena Williams is fighting for equality—I love both Nicki Minaj and Cardi B and I think that they are extremely talented—and in a time when she is fighting for women’s equality, we just can’t be fighting.” “There’s no time for…

The body of the former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, will be laid in state on Tuesday at the Accra International Conference Centre as the nation begins three-day mourning. The public is expected to file past the remains of the global icon and pay their last respects. Mr. Annan’s body arrived in Ghana on Monday, draped in a UN Flag aboard a chartered flight from Geneva, Switzerland. The body was accompanied by the widow, Nane Annan, and…

Troops of the Nigerian Army have repelled an attack by the Boko Haram terrorists on Gudumbali community in Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State. In a statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Texas Chukwu explained that the insurgents invaded the town on Friday, to extort and terrorise the residents, as well as attack the military base. He said the terrorists were resisted by the troops who also inflicted overwhelming casualties on…